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The IPS Officer Who Turned a Tiger’s Tragedy into a Conservation Mission

2 June 2026

Pallavi Priya

After a tragic human-tiger conflict incident claimed the lives of a tigress and her three cubs, 2004-batch Karnataka IPS officer Dr. P.S. Harsha transformed...

Beyond Headlines

From Water to Wisdom: How IAS Officer Artika Shukla Is Transforming Alwar Through People-Centric Governance

2 June 2026

Ayodhya Prasad Singh

With initiatives spanning education, water conservation, environmental protection, sanitation and public...

Change Makers

How One Mother's Cry for Help Sparked Operation Thunder: IPS Ravinder Singal's Fight Against Drugs in Nagpur

2 June 2026

Bhakti Kothari

When a distressed mother walked into IPS officer Ravinder Singal's office seeking help for her teenage...

Beyond Headlines

Why UPSC Prelims 2026 Has Sparked a Debate on Fairness and Inclusivity

1 June 2026

Yash Chaturvedi

"UPSC Prelims 2026 was not criticised for being difficult alone; it was questioned for blurring the line...

UPSC Stories

A First for Generations: Bhoomika Jain Clears UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Failed Attempts

1 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhoomika Jain from Satna secured AIR 331 in CSE 2025 after clearing the exam in her third attempt. Read...

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Who Is IAS K.K. Pant? Senior-Most Himachal Officer Gets Additional Charge as Chief Secretary

1 June 2026

Who Is Satyabrata Kumar? Ex-ED Officer Who Probed Nirav Modi, Vijay Mallya Cases Takes Voluntary Retirement

1 June 2026

Who Will Be Haryana’s Next Chief Secretary? Seniority Row Resurfaces as Anurag Rastogi’s Extension Nears End

1 June 2026

Videos

Rajeev Kumar Sharma: The Officer Tasked With Reimagining Rajasthan Police

30 May 2026

Pallavi Priya

When The Entire Film Crew Was At The Mercy of King Cobra

28 May 2026

Sharad Gupta

How N.S. Raja Subramani Rose Through India’s Toughest Military Frontiers

27 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

Bureaucracy News

CBSE OSM Row: Chairman IAS Rahul Singh, Secretary IAS Himanshu Gupta Transferred as Centre Orders Probe; Know More About the Officers

2 June 2026

UIDAI CEO Saurabh Vijay Gets Addl Charge of IndiaAI Mission; Priyank Bharti Appointed Online Gaming Authority Chief | Who Are They?

2 June 2026

Who Is Seeram Sambasiva Rao? Officer Appointed Kerala Excise Commissioner as IAS Officers Return to Post After a Decade

2 June 2026

Railway Board Appointments 2026: Five New General Managers Named, Nilmani Appointed Additional Member

2 June 2026

IAS Ram Singh to Head SAI, Sanjay Chilwarwar Repatriated, Dipti Mohil Chawla and Sandeep Namdeo Get Extensions

2 June 2026

ACC Approves Key IPS Appointments: Rajiv Ranjan Bhagat Elevated as SPG ADG; Sanjay Singhal Granted Apex Scale, Birdi Appointed CRPF IG

2 June 2026

PSU News

Numaligarh Refinery Signs 10-Year Sulphur Offtake Deal with Teesta Agro for 15,000 MT Annual Supply

2 June 2026

BEL Awards ₹52.82 Crore Electro-Optics Order to Paras Defence, Boosts India’s Defence Manufacturing Push

2 June 2026

PFC Dissolves Three Wholly Owned Subsidiaries as Part of Corporate Restructuring

2 June 2026

Pankaj Kumar Gupta Assumes Charge as Head of Project at NTPC Kanti, Strengthening Power Sector Leadership

2 June 2026

RECPDCL Transfers 2 Major Karnataka Power Transmission SPVs to Resonia and Dilip Buildcon Under TBCB Route

2 June 2026

Hindustan Copper Limited Appoints Shyam Sundar Sethi as Executive Director (Operations) Effective June 1, 2026

2 June 2026

PFC Appoints V. Packirisamy as Director (Commercial) to Boost Power Sector Financing and Growth

2 June 2026

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

Defence News

Big Defence Boost: India Sends LoR to France for ₹3.25 Lakh Crore 114 Rafale Jet Deal

2 June 2026

What Is Zen HyperStrike? Inside India’s Newly Revealed 400+ km Strike System

2 June 2026

HAL Outsources Prachand Helicopter Components to Meet 156-Aircraft Delivery Target

2 June 2026

Indian Air Force R-37M Missile Deal: Features, Range, Cost and Strategic Impact

2 June 2026

Judiciary News

Supreme Court Clarifies Article 12: Bar Associations Not Subject to Writ Jurisdiction

2 June 2026

Big Win for Digital Privacy: Delhi High Court Allows Removal of Online Judicial Records in Certain Cases Under Article 21

1 June 2026

Who Is Justice Sanjeev Kumar? New Acting Chief Justice of J&K and Ladakh High Court Appointed

1 June 2026

Big Win for Railway Employees: Supreme Court Grants Central Government Employee Status

1 June 2026

CSR News

NCL Signs ₹25 Lakh MoU with Singrauli Administration for Jal Ganga Sanvardhan Abhiyan Water Conservation Project

2 June 2026

DVC Donates 2 Ambulances in Koderma to Boost Rural Emergency Healthcare Services Under CSR Initiative

1 June 2026

DFCCIL MD Praveen Kumar Reviews EDFC Infrastructure, Safety, CSR and Employee Welfare During Dadri–Sahnewal Inspection

1 June 2026

NTPC Bongaigaon Wins Two National Awards for Excellence in Safety, Environment and CSR Initiatives

30 May 2026

Opinion

Features

Rethinking Police Reform After Two Decades: Time for a Data-Driven Revisit

Indian Masterminds Bureau

Features

Why India’s Ethanol Policy Needs a Food Security Reality Check

Vijay Shankar Pandey

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UPSC Stories

A First for Generations: Bhoomika Jain Clears UPSC CSE 2025 After Two Failed Attempts

1 June 2026

Muskan Khandelwal

Bhoomika Jain from Satna secured AIR 331 in CSE 2025 after clearing the exam in her third attempt. Read...

Devangi Meena: The UPSC Candidate Who Stopped Studying to Start Understanding Herself

31 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

After failing to clear Prelims three times, Devangi Meena transformed her approach, conquered self-doubt,...

“Leave Everything Behind for a Few Years”: How Anjani Mishra Cracked UPSC With Simplicity And Self-Control

30 May 2026

Bhakti Kothari

From balancing a Chartered Accountancy career to leaving a secure job at PwC Mumbai, Anjani Mishra’s...

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Odisha IPS Officer Calls for Accountability, Says Indians’ Conduct Abroad Could Affect Visa Policies

1 June 2026

‘Visa Rules Getting Tougher’: IPS Officer Arun Bothra Warns Against Indians’ ‘Uncouth’ Behaviour Abr...

IIT Roorkee Alumnus and IFS Officer Himanshu Tyagi Explains Why Tigers Sleep 16–20 Hours a Day

9 May 2026

“Tigers Understand Calorie Math Better Than Humans,” Says 2020-Batch IFoS Officer Himanshu Tyagi

“We Will Pay a Heavy Price”: IFS Officer Warns as Bengaluru Faces Unusual Heat

28 April 2026

Bengaluru Heatwave Sparks Concern as IFS Officer Flags Deforestation and Urbanisation Impact

Book Reviews

Through the Himalayas and the Upanishads: A Journey into the Self

30 May 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A compelling philosophical novel that traces a German psychologist’s quest for answers through India’s...

The Dead Fish and the Hungry Generation’s Rage Against Society

23 May 2026

Yauvanika Chopra

A haunting exploration of abandonment, desire, power and psychological collapse, The Dead Fish exposes...

The Evolution of India’s Tricolour: From Sacred Standards to National Symbol

15 May 2026

Dr. Sanjeev Chopra

A Flag to Live and Die For by Navtej Sarna traces India’s tricolour through decades of debate, resistance,...